document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1030844>Question 1030844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  The function defined by f(x) = ln|x|  plays a prominent role in calculus. Find its domain, range, and the symetries of its graph. Sketch its graph. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Important to remember absolute value of (x), so that minus values will give a real value of the ln.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Domain is all x except x=0.  (-oo,0)U(0,oo)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Range is all y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Symmetric around the y-axis (even function). </SPAN>\n" );
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